Who is Benjamin Banneker?

Answer 1

Benjamin Banneker was an African-American who planned to build the state capital. And also he predicted the solar eclipse. Benjamin Baneker was born in Maryland in 1731 and died 1806.His real name was Benjamin Bannaky, but when he joined a Quaker school as a boy, his teacher changed the way his name was spelled. When he got older, he became interested in a pocketwatch his neighbor owned. Benjamin borrowed the pocketwatch from his neighbor and took it apart and studied all the pieces. Benjamin began carving out all the pieces and made his very own clock. Benjamin's clock was so well made that it worked precisely for 40 years. He also was an amateur astronomer. Benjamin Banneker made the first almanac in the United States. He was also an inventor, writer, mathematician, and he was appointed by Thomas Jefferson as his adviser to help him build Monticello.

Answer 2

Benjamin Banneker was a man who created a clock just by studying the interior of a watch. he had never seen a clock before. this clock was made almost entirely of wood.

He also was a brilliant mathmatician and inventor, he predicted a solor eclipse and a bunch more other stuff...

Also Banneker calculated the precise measurement of the meter stick.

Answer 3

• He never married
• He was self taught in astronomy

  He was born to a "free black man"

  He made a clock of wood that ran for 40 years at the age of 21.

  He was said to urge Thomas Jefferson to work towards abolishing slavery.

Benjamin Banneker made a hand made wooden watch from scratch when he was a child.

Answer 4

He was famous for being a black person who was in space that proved the moon was not flat it had crators causeed my metorids.

Answer 5

He is known for writing an almanac and making the first striking clock that stroke every hour on the hour, for 40 years.

Answer 6

He did some things like writing lots of almanacs and built a clock made entirely out of wood. He also helped feed American soldiers by growing wheat. There is probly a lot more.